"Mariza is demanding that prison authorities take him to the hospital, and that they let her see him so she can see what condition he is in," said former prisoner of conscience Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, whose wife Belkys Cantillo Ramírez was one of the Damas arrested.

Villar was arrested this past November in Contramaestre during a human rights protest. He was later tried, convicted of the supposed crimes of "disrespect," "assault" and "resistance" and sentenced to four years in prison.

"Mariza is demanding that prison authorities take him to the hospital, and that they let her see him so she can see what condition he is in," said former prisoner of conscience Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, whose wife Belkys Cantillo Ramírez was one of the Damas arrested.

Villar was arrested this past November in Contramaestre during a human rights protest. He was later tried, convicted of the supposed crimes of "disrespect," "assault" and "resistance" and sentenced to four years in prison.